May 20, 2010

new bangs - a layout

i know some of you noticed my new photo up on the blog. well, you knew it would end up on a layout, right? lol! this went up on the jillibean soup blog today.

i've pretty much had the same hairstyle for years and years. it's usually curly, below my shoulders, and the middle part pinned up top. sure, i've tried other looks every now and then. but that was my standard look. and maybe it's the age thing, but my hair has changed a lot lately. my curls weren't as curly and were taking more work. so i started going straight. but it was lacking in some way. i have thought about bangs for a few years now. but that seemed like a drastic move to make. what if i didn't like them? what if they looked terrible on me? then you have to wait forever to grow them back out. but i decided to just go for it. printed out some photos of mandy moore, since she had the heavy bang look i was going for. oddly enough, as soon as i typed that last sentence, a mandy moore song started playing on my ipod. lol! and turns out, i love them. i had snapped these photos of myself after getting home from my appointment. i still have days where they won't cooperate, or are totally in my eyes and not hanging right. but all in all, i needed the new look.

pretty simple layout. it's 9x9 in size. i have enjoyed re-visiting the 9x9 layouts lately. all the magazine assignments i do are 12x12, and a huge amount of them are two page layouts. so sometimes, a smaller canvas is nice to work on. i used some pattern papers from the egg drop soup collection.

Comments

Love 'em! I'm with you on the back & forth of bangs... they look way better with straight hair though (mine is curly too)- or so my stylist tells me. May have to fight the curls to cover the wrinkles on my forehead!! *giggle*

I know what you mean about having the same style for years. I picked one in 7th grade and never changed it, untill last August after my 40th bday. I do not like changes of anykind but did it anyhow. I struggle all the time on how to wear it. It's been 9 months and I really want my old hairstyle back. I do it stright some days curly others, it never comes out the same twice. I love your bangs, looks really good on you. Good for you being brave and just doing it. I love the layout too by the way. Thanks for sharing.